Yojimbo (1961) - Credits and Details

Yojimbo Credits and Details

Directed by
	Akira Kurosawa
Written by
	Akira Kurosawa
	Ryûzô Kikushima
Cast
	Toshirô Mifune	...	Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai
	Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Unosuke - Gunfighter
	Yôko Tsukasa	...	Nui
	Isuzu Yamada	...	Orin
	Daisuke Katô	...	Inokichi - Ushitora's Rotund Brother
	Seizaburô Kawazu	...	Seibê - Brothel Operator
	Takashi Shimura	...	Tokuemon - Sake Brewer
	Hiroshi Tachikawa	...	Yoichiro
	Yôsuke Natsuki	...	Kohei's Son
	Eijirô Tôno	...	Gonji - Tavern Keeper
	Kamatari Fujiwara	...	Tazaemon
	Ikio Sawamura	...	Hansuke
	Atsushi Watanabe	...	The Cooper - Coffin-Maker
	Susumu Fujita	...	Homma - Instructor Who Skips Town
	Kyû Sazanka	...	Ushitora
	Kô Nishimura	...	Kuma
	Takeshi Katô	...	Ronin Kobuhachi
	Ichirô Nakatani	...	First Samurai
	Sachio Sakai	...	First Foot Soldier
	Akira Tani	...	Kame
	Tsunagorô Rashômon	...	Kannuki the Giant
	Yoshio Tsuchiya	...	Kohei
	Gen Shimizu	...	Magotaro
	Yutaka Sada	...	Matsukichi
	Shin Ôtomo	...	Kumosuke
	Shôichi Hirose	...	Ushitora Follower
	Hideyo Amamoto	...	Yahachi
	Shôji Ôki	...	Sukeju
	Fuminori Ôhashi	...	Second Samurai
	Hiroshi Yoseyama	...	Farmer
	Senkichi Ômura	...	Traveler
	Noriko Honma	...	Farmer's Ex-wife
	Ryusuke Nishio	...	Seibei Follower
	Naoya Kusakawa	...	Seibei Follower
	Nadao Kirino	...	Seibei Follower
	Jun Ôtomo	...	Seibei Follower
	Shinpei Takagi	...	Ushitora Follower
	Akio Kusama	...	Ushitora Follower
	Yasuzô Ogawa	...	Ushitora Follower
	Hiroshi Takagi	...	Ushitora Follower
	Jun'ichirô Mukai	...	Seibei Follower
	Fumiyoshi Kamagaya	...	Seibei Follower
	Ichirô Chiba	...	Second Foot Soldier
	Haruya Sakamoto	...	Ushitora Follower
	Rinsaku Ogata	...	Seibei Follower
	Fumio Kogushi	...	Ushitora Follower
	Yoko Terui	...	Woman at Seibei's House
	Hiromi Mineoka	...	Woman at Seibei's House
	Michiko Kawa	...	Woman at Seibei's House
Uncredited Cast
	Jerry Fujio	...	Roku - Samurai Whose Arm Is Cut
	Haruo Nakajima	...	Minor Role
	Mitsuo Tsuda	...	Seibei's Henchman
Produced by
	Ryûzô Kikushima
	Akira Kurosawa
	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Original Music by
	Masaru Satô

Additional Info
Premiere:	April 25, 1961
Theatrical Release:	September 13, 1961
DVD Release:	September 28, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	March 23, 2010
Country:
Distributor:	The Criterion Collection
Websites:

Ratings
7.2 / 10	8.2 / 10	93 / 100

Alternate Titles
The Bodyguard
Yojinbo

Production Companies
Kurosawa Production Co.
Sammy
Toho

Distributors
Janus Films (1961) (United States) (subtitled) (theatrical)
Seneca Productions (1961) (United States) (Seneca International) (subtitled) (theatrical)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1972) (United States) (TV)
Cowboy Pictures (2002) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD)
The Criterion Collection (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (digital) (TV)

Filming Locations
Japan
Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan (Studio)
Tokyo, Japan

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